The red king crab (RKC, Paralithodes camtschaticus) and snow crab (SC, Chionoecetes opilio) are valuable decapods that can undergo live holding (LH) in onshore facilities before either live export or processing into two cooked-frozen sections (i.e., clusters). This study investigated the effect of...

Data were collected in a randomized controlled trial of a game-based online intervention aimed at fostering awareness of food safety and risk-reducing behavior among consumers. 1,973 participants from the UK and Norway, aged 18-89 years, were assigned to (i) a control condition, or (ii) exposed to...

This article describes the activities and recommendations of the Aquaveterinarian's Association (AVF) in Norway regarding the treatment, prevention and control of fish diseases and during fish processing, as well as discussions between the AVF and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority on food safety, ...

Pancreas disease (PD) is caused by Salmonid alphavirus (SAV). The disease affects salmonids in the sea. Occurs endemically in Norway in a PD zone (from Jærens reef to Skjemta) in the form of the subtypes SAV2 (north of Hustadvika) and SAV3 (south of Stadt). The rest of the coast are national...

This report summarises results from the ongoing monitoring programme for veterinary border control on seafood products imported to Norway from countries outside the EU and the European Economic Area from 2019. The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) carried out the analytical work on behalf of the...

Despite the lack of scientific evidence, some consumers assert that raw milk is a natural food with nutritional and immunological properties superior to pasteurized milk. This has led to the increased popularity of unpasteurized cow milk (UPM) and disregard for the risks of being exposed to...

Food safety beliefs are not always science based. In this study, we aim to contribute to the state of the art of food safety knowledge by investigating unscientific beliefs consequences for gastroenteritis. After collecting food safety myths across Europe, we conducted a web-based survey on a...

In accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005, European Union (EU) Member States provide to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) the results of their official controls on pesticide residues in food. In this framework, the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway provided further...

This special issue contains 48 articles and review papers on food control covering food safety, food safety practice and process control of human foods. The issue also includes paper on food quality control and quality assessment.

The report summarises the monitoring data collected in 2019 on the presence of residues of veterinary medicinal products and certain substances in live animals and animal products in the European Union, Iceland and Norway. A total of 671,642 samples were reported to the European Commission by the...